Assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in Norway

In order to combat climate change and related global challenges, transition from fossil-based economy towards more sustainable bioeconomy that relies on renewable materials and resources is crucial. Wood is a versatile material that can significantly contribute to bioeconomy transition and is of gre...

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Main Author: Wallius, Venla
Other Authors: Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Sciences, Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/68777
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author Wallius, Venla
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description In order to combat climate change and related global challenges, transition from fossil-based economy towards more sustainable bioeconomy that relies on renewable materials and resources is crucial. Wood is a versatile material that can significantly contribute to bioeconomy transition and is of great importance for example in most Nordic countries. In order to improve the wood biomass availability, new and innovative forest management practices and operations need to be adopted. The impacts of such innovative practices and operations, however, need to be assessed. This Master’s thesis explores future scenarios to improve forest management practices and operations using Norway as a case example. Main emphasis is given to the impact assessment of these innovative practices. The scenarios included in this study are corridor thinning, nitrogen and nutrient mix fertilization, and the adjustment of harvester head settings. The impacts of these selected scenarios are assessed using a set of indicators chosen to represent the various aspects of sustainability. Indicators used include employment (social sustainability), production costs (economic sustainability), and greenhouse gas emissions based on energy usage (ecological sustainability). The results of the thesis show that when taking into account the increase in biomass availability as well as environmental, economic and social impacts per cubic metre of harvested wood biomass, the fertilization of spruce-dominated forests seems to have the biggest potential in Norway. Fertilization is decreasing both production costs and fuel consumption, relative per cubic metre of harvested wood biomass, while increasing forest yield. Corridor thinning can promote efficiency in first thinnings in pine-dominated forests, decreasing relative production costs and fuel consumption as well as subsequent greenhouse gas emissions while having no effect in forest productivity. It could also be possible to utilize suitable scenarios together in order to enhance wood biomass availability while reducing relative emissions and costs.
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title Assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in Norway
title_full Assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in Norway
title_fullStr Assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in Norway Assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in Norway
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in Norway Assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in Norway
title_short Assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in Norway
title_sort assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in norway
title_txtP Assessing the sustainability impacts of innovative forest management and operation practices in Norway
topic sustainability impact assessment forest-wood value chain fertilization corridor thinning Ympäristötiede ja -teknologia Environmental science and technology 4015 kestävä kehitys metsät metsätalous metsänkäsittely puunkorjuu sustainable development forests forestry forest management timber harvesting
topic_facet 4015 Environmental science and technology Ympäristötiede ja -teknologia corridor thinning fertilization forest management forest-wood value chain forestry forests kestävä kehitys metsänkäsittely metsät metsätalous puunkorjuu sustainability impact assessment sustainable development timber harvesting
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